Canadian violist Maxime Despax is an engaged chamber and orchestral musician. Currently, he is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Toronto where he also completed a Master's degree in Viola Performance under the tutelage of Teng Li. Originally from Gatineau, Quebec, he has studied at the Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau and the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal with Emmanuel Beaudet and Jocelyne Bastien. Maxime has performed alongside many distinguished musicians such as the New Orford String Quartet, the Gryphon Trio, Rob Kapilow, Krisztina Szabó, Philip Chiu, Alex Kerr, and Yehonatan Berick. He has also performed as a soloist with the Orchestre du Conservatoire de Musique de Gatineau, as well as the Indiana University Summer String Academy Chamber
Orchestra.
An avid chamber musician, Maxime is an active member of the Quatuor Despax, a family string quartet that tours extensively throughout Canada, as well as internationally in France, Italy, and Colombia. Furthermore, Maxime is a founding member of the Interro String Quartet, which is based in Toronto and performs in the Greater Toronto Area.
Also an active orchestral musician, Maxime is a member of the Orchestre Symphonique de Gatineau and has played regularly with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, and the National Ballet of Canada.
Burlington East Presbyterian Church
505 Walkers Line
Burlington, On L7L 3E2
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Arianna Kloosterman | Titles: Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001, Adagio by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for Violin, op. 115, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Sergei Prokofiev | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:9:20 AM | Name:Sarah Leah Civera | Titles: Concerto in G Minor, op. 26, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Max Bruch Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001, Adagio by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:9:40 AM | Name:Edward Choi | Titles: Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005, 3rd mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K 216, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:35 AM | Name:Marion Cha-Kang | Titles: Légende, op. 17 by Henryk Wieniawski Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003, 4th mvt. by Johann Sebastian Bach | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:10:55 AM | Name:Izzy Smallman | Titles: Variations on a Theme by Corelli by Fritz Kreisler Rumanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:11:10 AM | Name:Kimberly Liu | Titles: Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006, Preludio by Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K 216, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Jayvin Huang | Titles: Sonata No. 4 in A minor, op. 23, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Ludwig Van Beethoven Praeludium and Allegro (in the Style of Pugnani) by Fritz Kreisler | Home Festival:Lakehead |
Time:1:25 PM | Name:Alexander Cai | Titles: Romance in F Minor, op. 11 by Antonin Dvořák Concerto No. 22 in A Minor, 1st & 2nd mvt. by Giovanni Battista Viotti | Home Festival:London |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Veronika Raytsin | Titles: Sonata No. 5 in F Major, op.24, 1st mvt. by Ludwig van Beethoven Hungarian Dance No.2 in D Minor by Johannes Brahms | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm until 4:00 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top two competitors chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
The Level 10 Classical Upper Strings Playoffs will be held at Burlington East Presbyterian Church - 505 Walker's Line - from 4:30 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.